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Upgrade Your Toolkit With These Eofy Offers

The last couple of months of the financial year are the perfect time to review how your business is going and consider purchases that might help your working life run more smoothly in the future. And you may be able to offset a businessessential buy against your tax.

Whether you want to overhaul your old toolkit or expand it with new additions, there are plenty of great deals to be had in store right now. Chippy brothers Tim and Mat share their thoughts on these fantastic new offers.

AEG ‘Fusion’ 18V and ‘Force’ 5.0Ah 10 piece combo kit

This selection of high-quality, heavyduty Fusion tools from AEG will cover a broad range of jobs on site, and comes with three 18V 5.0Ah Force batteries. The Fusion hammer drill delivers up to 141Nm of torque and has an anti-kickback feature for added safety. The compact Fusion 4 mode impact driver with 260Nm lets you choose the right speed and torque to suit the task, including Tek-screw mode to tackle metal fasteners.

Get tough with the Fusion ½" midtorque impact wrench, with 1100Nm breakaway torque. “The torque of the impact wrench is really impressive,” says Tim. “With that tool in particular, torque is really important, because it’s designed for taking out big bolts, so it’s really handy to have.”

The hardworking Fusion SDS+ rotary hammer drill has a special anti-vibration handle to help reduce fatigue if you’re using it on a big job. “That’s obviously very good because using that tool can wear on your body a bit,” adds Tim.

For grinding and cutting tasks, you can’t go past the Fusion 125mm angle grinder, with safety features including anti-kickback, an electronic disc brake and a dead man paddle switch. Adding to the round-up of cutting tools is the durable but lightweight Fusion 184mm circular saw, which will cut up to 65mm deep, and the Fusion reciprocating saw, with a stroke length of 32mm and orbital action for fast, aggressive cuts into timber.

The versatile 18V brushless multitool can be used for all sorts of jobs, with a tool-free blade change to make switching between tasks quick and easy. Working on gloomy afternoons or in dark corners? Light up with the 3200lm 18V spotlight, featuring three lighting modes and a 30m beam. Completing the collection is the 18V worksite blower and inflator/deflator, which has a three speed fan for easy end-of-day cleanups, and handy nozzles for use on inflatables such as air mattresses.

DeWALT ‘XR’ 18V 5.0Ah brushless 9 piece Li-ion combo kit

Here’s a kit that will help you take on plenty of tasks. “A lot of the tools are quite compact and lightweight,” says Tim. “Obviously, working with them all day, the lighter the tools, the more you can use them.” For example, the XR Atomic 18V brushless hammer drill driver, with 65Nm of torque and a 15-position torque control to handle screw-driving into multiple materials. And the XR 18V brushless 3 speed impact driver, which offers PrecisionDrive mode for extra screwdriving control. With up to 205Nm of torque, it’s a fast operator with heavy applications and has a ¼" drop-in bit holder for speedy one-handed changes. “They didn’t sacrifice on power either,” adds Mat. “I think the impact driver had more torque than some of the other tools we picked up, so they’re quite powerful, too.”

The Atomic SDS+ 18V brushless rotary hammer delivers 1.4J of impact energy in a lightweight, ergonomically designed package. Use it for drilling anchors and fixing holes into concrete, brick and masonry from 4mm to 16mm.

Next out of the box is the Atomic XR 18V brushless reciprocating saw, with a cutting capacity of up to 90mm and a tool-free blade clamp for fast blade changes. If you need to rip, cross cut or bevel wood and other construction materials, turn to the XR 18V 184mm brushless circular saw, which will give you a cut depth of up to 64mm.

The 18V brushless 3 speed oscillating multi-tool delivers a range of cutting and sanding tasks and lets you select the speed setting, with up to 20,000rpm of power and a patented Quick-Change accessory system. “I thought the multi-tool was really impressive with the quick change blade,” says Tim. “I thought that was a cool feature. I hadn’t seen that before.”

Featuring a no-load speed of 9000rpm, the XR 18V 125mm brushless angle grinder gives you extended working time. It has an electronic clutch to reduce the kickback reaction in case of a pinch or stall.

Rounding out the collection is the compact and lightweight

Bonus Redemption

If you purchase this kit before June 30 2023 you can redeem a bonus DeWALT 18V mitre saw, valued at $689/skin only (battery and charger sold separately), via the DeWALT website. T&Cs apply, visit website for details.

XR 18V jobsite blower. It includes an inflator/deflator attachment, useful for tackling more than just clean-ups. Shine on with the XR 18V LED pivot task light, which has a nine-position articulating head so you can direct it where you need it. Also included is a 550mm duffle bag, which has multiple inside pockets for storing tools, plus three XR 18V Li-ion 5.0Ah battery packs, and an XR multi-voltage charger, which covers DeWALT Flexvolt XR 10.8V, 14.4V, 18V and 18V/54V battery packs.

AEG ‘Fusion’ lawnmower kit

There’s much to love about a battery-powered lawnmower. “You don’t have to worry about mixing fuel,” says Tim. “Or running out of it!” adds Mat. The Fusion 2 x 18V 6.0Ah 18" lawnmower has the latest in AEG’s advanced brushless motor technology, operating on two 18V batteries running simultaneously (in series) for excellent cutting power.

“One thing I liked about the lawnmower was that it looks cool, but it has a steel base, which makes it quite durable,” says Tim. The reinforced handles can be folded down for storage when the job’s finished. And its 7-position height adjustment feature means you can achieve a short lawn trim or longer cut with minimal fuss.

“It’s also a lot lighter than a petrol lawnmower, so is a bit easier to move around,” says Mat. “I carry my mower from the shed to the lawn – I’ve got a battery one so I can just pick it up, whereas the petrol one is a bit too heavy.”

Choose from side throw, mulching or catching modes, with a side throw shoot, mulching plug and 50L catching bag included in the kit, along with two Force 18V 6.0Ah batteries and two standard chargers, to start turning rough grass into smooth, lovely lawn.